However, Amey was not without reservations. He explains, “When I found out, I really couldn’t sleep…..and it wasn’t like I was uncomfortable with it. I was just like, all right, it’s different, it’s new.” However, he assured Johnson, “Look, you are who you are, I am who I am, and I’m going to coach you the same way. I’m going to treat you the same way. I’m going to get on you the same way as everybody else. There’s no difference. You do what you do.”

Johnson revealed his sexual orientation to friends and family when he was 12 years old. Raised by a teenage mother, his mom now works as a nurse in Seattle and they speak daily. Though supportive, she also continues to worry about her son saying, “It’s hard enough being a black kid in America…then …read more